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Z 2nd Interview Part 2
Moving to Calgary
starting @ 25:20 - 29:45
Interviewer: Nikita we didn't see each other since the summer. A lot has happened in your life, a lot has happened in my life, tell us how are you doing?
Zadorov: Everything's good. I moved, back then I was still with Chicago, so we were discussing my contract with them. I ended up in Calgary. It's a different country. The last time I lived in Canada was 8 years ago when I was playing junior. Canada and the US are similar, but also quite different, so I can feel the difference here(slightly paraphrased on my part).

I: You have 6 points in 27 games this year vs. 8 points in 55 games last year. This year you have 2 goals out of which one is an absolute masterpiece. Can we say that you are acclimated in Calgary?
Z: Yes, the beginning was a bit difficult. It took me time to adjust to the new system, the new coach, and the new team. Now you can say that I'm already acclimated. I'm enjoying the game, and playing rather consistently.

I: What can Calgary brag about about?
Z: Calgary as a city?
I: Yes. As a city, as a team, in general.
Z: In general, I don't even know. The people here are awesome. I think that's the most important part. Everyone is pretty easy going and don't seek to confront you over crossing their path. People rather quietly live down their lives walk away and avoid confrontations, so it's a more of a calm and quiet life.
I: Yeah we even had a saying that if you hit a Canadian he would be the one apologizing to you.
Z: There's something to it, because people here are calmer, and more good-natured.

I: We all have an inner voice inside our heads or an intuition, that tells us when we're doing something right, or wrong. What was your inner voice telling you when you learned that you had to move from the US to Calgary, Canada. What was the first thought you had when you heard about the trade?
Z: I don't know. Probably that I have to exchange US dollars into Canadian. Seriously, I was thinking about that possibility(of playing in Canada) even before the trade. Moving all our possessions is quite a difficult process. We had an apartment in Chicago, so we had to hire the movers, and the trucks, package everything and transport it. Then we had to look for a house. We had to look for the right real-estate agent, the right house. It was all remote, when we were looking for this house we were never here.
I: Doesn't your agent take care of that stuff?
Z: Your agent helps you with it, but you are still dealing the the real-estate agent directly. A team that trades you before you turn 27, as an RFA, has to pay for your moving costs and all that. They are the ones responsible for finding the real-estate agents and everything, and then they cover it. In contrast, if you get traded as a signed UFA(he just said free agent but I think that's what he meant), you are responsible for the moving costs.

For example, if I were to change teams next year, with all our furniture and two cars moving would cost me around $20,000. In addition, the whole process of moving is far from fun, you have dust everywhere. You hire one company that gathers all your stuff, and packages everything in far from an optimal fashion. We had a couple of things broken, a couple of rather expansive paintings scratched and so on. It's all a part of the process of moving, adding extra stress you have to deal with. That's probably the biggest negative of moving. Also, moving from city to city within the US was easier. I had my car delayed for a month at the border because I didn't have my car history report(PTS in Russian). I had all the documents for the car, all the registrations and so on. That wouldn't have been an issue in the US, so I ended up having to email them the car history report. However the truck(I'm assuming the transport vehicle for his car) has left by then so had to arrange a different pickup. Anyways, we had to wait for a while because of it. So there are those little nuances when crossing the border, and passing customs.